Kristin Brzoznowski

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced the winners of the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards last night, with Damilola, Our Loved Boy and Happy Valley leading the pack with two wins each.

ProSiebenSat.1 Group has started 2017 with revenue growth of 13 percent to €910 million ($989 million).

Netflix is creating 400 jobs at its new European customer service hub, which opened this week in Amsterdam, complementing the company's investment in more European productions.

RTL Group's Q1 revenue was down 1.9 percent to €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion), solely due to the absence of American Idol, which more than offset higher revenue from Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, Groupe M6 and the growing digital business.

ITV has reported a 3-percent drop in revenues to £731 million ($945.8 million) for the first three months of the year compared to the same period in 2016.

The team behind the hit BBC Three series Murder in Successville has founded a new independent scripted comedy production company, Shiny Button, which will form part of Endemol Shine UK.

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has named Zelda Stewart, who has been serving as the head of acquisitions at Mediaset since 2005, as VP of distribution for Italy.

Actress Joanna Lumley will be honored with the Fellowship at the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards at the Royal Festival Hall in London on May 14.

Canal+ Group and CBS Corporation have inked an exclusive licensing and trademark agreement that brings the Showtime brand to France for the first time.

Western Europe is set to surpass 100 million pay-TV subscribers, and more gains are on the horizon in the next five years, according to Digital TV Research.